The [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/research/AToZ/index.php library's online databases] provide access to articles and images in [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#journal|journals]], [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#magazine|magazines]], [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#newspaper|newspaper]] and reference sources. Some of the most useful [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#|databases]] for research in biology are:

The [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/research/AToZ/index.php library's online databases] provide access to articles and images in [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#journal|journals]], [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#magazine|magazines]], [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#newspaper|newspaper]] and reference sources. Some of the most useful [[Glossary_of_Library_Terms#|databases]] for research in biology are:

* [http://citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=GSFT General Science Full Text (Wilson)]: Articles in the physical, biological and health sciences. Covers popular science magazines, professional journals and newspapers.

* [http://highwire.stanford.edu/ HighWire Press]: Articles from journals in the biological, medical, physical and social sciences. Made available by Stanford University Libraries.

* [http://highwire.stanford.edu/ HighWire Press]: Articles from journals in the biological, medical, physical and social sciences. Made available by Stanford University Libraries.

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Not on campus? All you need is your City Tech ID. Login to the databases from off-campus using the

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library number on the front of your ID. For more information or to report a problem, see [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/instruction/how/offCampus.php Off-campus Access] on the Library website.

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library number on the front of your ID (starting with "22477"). For more information or to report a problem, see [http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/instruction/how/offCampus.php Off-campus Access] on the Library website.

* [http://scirus.com/srsapp/ Scirus]:Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.

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* [http://scirus.com/srsapp/ Scirus]:Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.

HighWire Press: Articles from journals in the biological, medical, physical and social sciences. Made available by Stanford University Libraries.

JSTOR: Scholarly journals in the arts and sciences in full text. We have the following JSTOR collections: Arts and Sciences I-IX, Arts and Sciences Complement and Health and General Science. Many journals are available in full-text in their entirety; some journals date back to the nineteenth century.

JSTOR Plant Science: Online environment that brings together content, tools, and people interested in plant science.

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO): Medical information full text and index on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences. Created by the National Library of Medicine.

ScienceDirect: ScienceDirect is the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology, and medicine full-text and bibliographic information. It offers a wide variety of features and content.

Note: If you see a Find It button instead of a full text article from your search results list, that means this article is not available in the database your are currently searching. Please click the Find It button to see if your article is available in other library databases.

Not on campus? All you need is your City Tech ID. Login to the databases from off-campus using the
library number on the front of your ID (starting with "22477"). For more information or to report a problem, see Off-campus Access on the Library website.

Journals and Magazines

To find a specific journal or magazine:

Click the Find Journals/eJournals tab on the Library website. Search or browse by journal or magazine title, or browse by subject in Health & Biological Sciences.

To find magazines and journals in print at the library, search the CUNY+ catalog.

If you need an article from a magazine or journal at another library, request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Reference Resources

The library has many reference books like encyclopedias, dictionaries and atlases that are useful for Biology research. You can search for reference books by keyword or subject in the library catalog.

Print reference books are located on the shelves behind the Reference Desk on the 4th floor of the library. Print reference books can only be used in the library.

Many of our reference books are available electronically (ebooks) -- read them by clicking through the links in the library catalog. For off-campus access to ebooks, login with library number on the front of your ID. For more information or to report a problem, see Off-campus Access on the Library website.

Finding Books and More in the Library

To find books at other CUNY libraries, select All CUNY Libraries. To request a book from another CUNY library, click Request a Copy.

Searching with Subject Headings

Using subject headings to search the library catalog can help you quickly find useful books and multimedia. Once you have found a book on your research topic, click on the Subjects links to find more books on that topic.

You can also search by subject from the Find Books tab on the Library website. Here's a sample of relevant subject headings for biology research:

Science.gov: Science.gov searches over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information.

Scirus:Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology: One of the largest and most prestigious professional associations of its kind. One of the Society's focal points is to support its student members, and that the organization is fundamentally committed to the advancement and development of the field of biology through its members.